Category Archives: Opinion

Remembering a Great Attorney on the Date of His Death: Died 13 March 1938 – Clarence Darrow, an American lawyer, author, and a leading member of the American Civil Liberties Union. Darrow its best known for representing three high-profile clients: … Continue reading →

Dougal Tukten Neralich: Happy Birthday, son mine. Musings in Winter: Peter Matthiessen “The secret of the mountain is that the mountains simply exist, as I do myself: the mountains exist simply, which I do not. The mountains have no ‘meaning,’ … Continue reading →

A Lament for America in the Age of Trump – Part I: Louis Simpson “Where are you, Walt? The Open Road goes to the used-car lot. Where is the nation you promised? These houses built of wood sustain Colossal snows, … Continue reading →

ForYour Information: 10 March is Harriet Tubman Day in the United States. This Date in Art History: Born 10 March 1881 – Jessie Boswell, an English painter. Below – “The Three Windows”; “Gerani between the red roof”; “Terazzo a Torino”; … Continue reading →

“We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still believe that one can learn to play the piano by mail and that mud will give you a perfect complexion.” – Zelda Fitzgerald, an American … Continue reading →

Musings in Winter: Marcel Proust “Asparagus, tinged with ultramarine and rosy pink which ran from their heads, finely stippled in mauve and azure, through a series of imperceptible changes to their white feet, still stained a little by the soil … Continue reading →

For Your Information: 8 March is International Women’s Day. Art for Winter – Part I of IV: Michael Summers (American, contemporary) Below – “Catnip”; “Elephant Parade”; “Family Band” Remembering a Writer on the Date of His Birth: Born 8 March … Continue reading →